Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Melbourne Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Melbourne

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 38.4% cheaper than Melbourne without rent, and 49% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 35.9% cheaper than Melbourne without rent, and 31.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.68 ฿151

$19.2 A$29.41

-75.63%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.4 ฿1,502

$78.6 A$120

-40.94%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.65 ฿280

$10.02 A$15.35

-13.67%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿100

$3.67 A$5.62

-15.80%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.73 ฿23.53

$2.54 A$3.89

-71.26%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 ฿11.95

$2.28 A$3.49

-83.77%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.39 ฿77.4

$7.28 A$11.15

-67.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.62 ฿117

$7.3 A$11.18

-50.41%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.24 ฿72.5

$1.44 A$2.2

55.56%

White Bread (500g)

$1.8 ฿58.2

$2.63 A$4.02

-31.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.24 ฿72.3

$2.27 A$3.48

-1.32%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿72.1

$4.86 A$7.45

-54.12%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.31 ฿625

$8.74 A$13.39

120.94%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.77 ฿122

$9.19 A$14.07

-58.98%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.05 ฿422

$14.95 A$22.9

-12.71%

Apples (1kg)

$3.28 ฿106

$3.33 A$5.1

-1.50%

Banana (1kg)

$1.63 ฿52.6

$2.84 A$4.35

-42.61%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.4 ฿77.7

$3 A$4.6

-20.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.99 ฿64.3

$3.95 A$6.05

-49.62%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿49.62

$2.67 A$4.09

-42.70%

Onion (1kg)

$1.49 ฿48.11

$2.34 A$3.58

-36.32%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.02 ฿32.87

$2.15 A$3.3

-52.56%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.61

$1.64 A$2.5

-70.73%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.32 ฿140

$32.11 A$49.19

-86.55%

Wine (Bottle)

$21.68 ฿702

$13.13 A$20.11

65.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿57.3

$4.54 A$6.96

-61.01%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 ฿90.4

$5.05 A$7.74

-44.75%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.35 ฿43.74

$3.67 A$5.62

-63.22%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

$118 A$180

-90.02%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.15 ฿102

$3.65 A$5.6

-13.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1 ฿32.3

$1.34 A$2.05

-25.37%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.64 ฿442

$27.26 A$41.77

-49.96%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.3 ฿42.2

$1.19 A$1.82

9.24%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.4K ฿885.2K

$28.6K A$43.9K

-4.48%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.9K ฿1.1M

$23.5K A$36K

44.31%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$123 ฿3,970

$150 A$230

-18.42%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.93 ฿451

$20.8 A$31.86

-33.03%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.24 ฿590

$51 A$78.2

-64.26%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.8 ฿1,966

$48.23 A$73.9

25.96%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

$15.91 A$24.38

7.54%

Cinema Ticket

$9.07 ฿294

$16.53 A$25.32

-45.13%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$694 ฿22.5K

$1,730 A$2,651

-59.88%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.9K ฿514.4K

$19.1K A$29.3K

-16.94%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.5 ฿1,861

$67.8 A$104

-15.20%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.51 ฿1,117

$53.7 A$82.2

-35.70%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$115 ฿3,727

$108 A$165

7.08%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,743

$106 A$162

-20.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$611 ฿19.8K

$1,548 A$2,371

-60.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$442 ฿14.3K

$1,228 A$1,881

-63.98%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,014 ฿65.2K

$2,973 A$4,555

-32.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,460 ฿47.2K

$1,956 A$2,997

-25.38%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,244 ฿137.3K

$7,110 A$10.9K

-40.31%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,886 ฿93.4K

$5,790 A$8,871

-50.15%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$697 ฿22.5K

$4,045 A$6,198

-82.78%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

6.19

-13.89%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Melbourne: October 28, 2025

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